Mission

The School of Social Work at San José State University is
committed to using and promoting a transcultural perspective.
This transcultural perspective informs the curriculum and
promotes advocating for social justice, honoring the strengths of
diverse cultures, and enhancing the well being of individuals and
communities.

The mission of the School of Social Work at San José
State University is to prepare social workers for effective,
ethical social work practice from a transcultural perspective
with Latinos, Asian and Pacific Islanders, African Americans and
those individuals, families, groups, and communities who are
disenfranchised, oppressed, or marginalized. In the service of
this mission, we are active in scholarship and professional
leadership endeavors that advance a transcultural perspective in
social work and promote social justice.

Goals

The School of Social Work is committed to preparing competent
and effective professional social workers, developing social work
knowledge and providing leadership in the development of social
service delivery systems. In order to fulfill it's purpose and
mission, the School of Social Work has developed goals for the
BASW and MSW programs. They are as follows:

To prepare social workers for ethical social work and use
of the transcultural perspective with diverse, disenfranchised,
oppressed and marginalized populations.

(BASW) To prepare social workers for effective generalist
practice from a transcultural perspective with individuals
across the lifespan, and with families, groups, organizations
and communities.

(MSW) To prepare social workers for advanced practice from
a transcultural multi-systems perspective with individuals
across the lifespan, and with families, groups, organizations
and communities.

To prepare social workers for leadership in advocating
positive change and innovation in social work policies,
programs and practices to enhance social justice and the well
being of individuals, families and communities.

To prepare social workers for critical inquiry in the
service of the above goals.

To contribute to social work through professional
leadership and scholarship that advances social work knowledge,
practice and values.

The School of Social Work includes an undergraduate minor
program, a Bachelor of Social Work (BASW) degree, and a Master of
Social Work (MSW) degree.

Mission

The School of Social Work at San José State University is
committed to using and promoting a transcultural perspective. This
transcultural perspective informs the curriculum and promotes
advocating for social justice, honoring the strengths of diverse
cultures, and enhancing the well being of individuals and
communities.

The mission of the School of Social Work at San José State
University is to prepare social workers for effective, ethical
social work practice from a transcultural perspective with Latinos,
Asian and Pacific Islanders, African Americans and those
individuals, families, groups, and communities who are
disenfranchised, oppressed, or marginalized. In the service of this
mission, we are active in scholarship and professional leadership
endeavors that advance a transcultural perspective in social work
and promote social justice.

Goals

The School of Social Work is committed to preparing competent
and effective professional social workers, developing social work
knowledge and providing leadership in the development of social
service delivery systems. In order to fulfill it's purpose and
mission, the School of Social Work has developed goals for the BASW
and MSW programs. They are as follows:

To prepare social workers for ethical social work and use of
the transcultural perspective with diverse, disenfranchised,
oppressed and marginalized populations.

(BASW) To prepare social workers for effective generalist
practice from a transcultural perspective with individuals across
the lifespan, and with families, groups, organizations and
communities.

(MSW) To prepare social workers for advanced practice from a
transcultural multi-systems perspective with individuals across
the lifespan, and with families, groups, organizations and
communities.

To prepare social workers for leadership in advocating
positive change and innovation in social work policies, programs
and practices to enhance social justice and the well being of
individuals, families and communities.

To prepare social workers for critical inquiry in the service
of the above goals.

To contribute to social work through professional leadership
and scholarship that advances social work knowledge, practice and
values.